Adjustable gate-hinge.



w. w. H. SCHULTZ; ADJUSTABLE GATE HINGE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30.1917.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ATTORNEY PIC.

ADJU$TAIBLE GATE-HINGE.

Application filed January 30, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER W. H. SCHULTZ, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at lVayside, in the county of Brown and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in AdjustableGate-Hinges, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to gate hinges and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention isto provide a gate with a supporting meansadapted to be adjusted whereby the panel of the gate may be raised orlowered with relation to the hinge post thereof in order that the saidpanel may swing freely to clear obstruction as for instance snow or ice.Also the structure is such that the panel may be lowered with relationto the hinge post in order to close the space below the same when thesaid obstruction is removed thus making it possible for the panels toeffectually close the gate opening and to clear any obstruction whichmay lie in its path of swinging movement.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate withthe hinge applied.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the hinge.

Fig. 3 is a. horizontal sectional view of the same.

The gate structure comprises a hinge post 1 which may be planted in theground in any suitable manner and which may consist of wood or any otherdesired material. A guide 2 is mounted upon the post 1 and is securedthereto by means of suitable bolts 3. The guide 2 is approximatelyU-shaped in transverse section and is provided at its side portions withinturned flanges 4 which are spaced from each other at their inneredges. The said guide 2 is provided at its intermediate portion with aseries of openings or perforations 5.

Blocks 6 are located within the guide 2 and are held therein by means ofthe flanges 4-. The said blocks 6 are free to move longitudinally of theguide 2 when it is desired to adjust the said blocks along the guide.The blocks 6 carry pintles 7 upon which are pivoted knuckles 8 and thesaid knuckles 8 are secured to the edge of a gate panel 9 in a suitablemanner. The blocks 6 are pro- Specifioation of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

Serial No. 145,467.

vided with sockets 10 which enter into the said blocks from the sidesthereof which are adjacent the intermediate portion of the guide 2.Bolts 11 are slidably mounted in the socket 10 and are provided withshanks 12. Coil springs 13 surround the shank 12 and bear at one endagainst the bolts 11 and at their opposite ends against the bottoms ofthe sockets 10. The said springs are under tension with a tendency tohold the bolts projected into the openings 5 of the guide 2. Cords 14are attached at one end to the shanks 12 and the said cords pass throughthe side portions of the blocks 6 at the inner ends of the socket endthereof.

When it is desired to raise or lower the gate panel 9 with relation tothe hinge post 1 the cords 14; are pulled whereby the bolts 11 are movedlongitudinally and drawn into the socket 10 and withdrawn from theopening 5 in the guide 2. Therefore the said blocks 6 are rendered freeand may be moved longitudinally of the guide 2 and when they are atdesired positions the cords 1 1 are released and the tension of thespring 13 comes into play whereby the bolts 11 are projected intoregistering openings 5 in the guide 2. Consequently the blocks 6 arefixed with relation to the guide and the panel 9 is supported at anadjusted position with relation to the hinge post 1.

It is obvious that should an obstruction occur or take place in theswinging movement of the gate panel the said panel may be raised toclear the said obstruction and when the said obstruction is removed orwhen it disappears the panel may be lowered with relation to the hingepost in order to effectually close the gate opening.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A gate hingecomprising a single channel guide adapted to be secured to a gate postand having openings at its intermediate portion and provided at itsedges with inwardly disposed flanges spaced from each other, a.plurality of independently movable blocks located in the guide, pintlescarried by the block and adapted to support a gate panel, a springpressed bolt slidably mounted in each block and adapted to engage in theopenings in the guide, and means for retracting the said bolts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WALTER W. H. SCHULTZ.

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